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Sunday December 7

Second Sunday of Advent

Notices
Opening Hymn: Hark! A Herald Voice Is Calling
Sentence of the Day
Collect of the Day
Lesson: Isaiah 11:1-10
Epistle: Romans 15:4-13
Gradual Hymn: On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry
Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12
Sermon
Prayers & Intercessions
Anthem: Adam Lay Ybounden
Closing Hymn: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Notices

Fisherfolk Newsletter & Pew Sheet for Sunday December 7

Opening Hymn: Hark! A Herald Voice Is Calling

Sentence of the Day

The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.
Mark 1:15

Collect of the Day

Almighty God,
you sent your servant John the Baptist
to prepare the way for the coming of your Son;
grant that those who proclaim your word
may so guide our feet into the way of peace,
that we may stand with confidence before him
when he comes in his glorious kingdom;
through Jesus Christ our Judge and our Redeemer.
Amen.

Lesson

Isaiah 11:1-10

¹ A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
 from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
² The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
 the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
 the Spirit of counsel and of might,
 the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
³ and he will delight in the fear of the Lord.

He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,
 or decide by what he hears with his ears;
⁴ but with righteousness he will judge the needy,
 with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth.
He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth;
 with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
⁵ Righteousness will be his belt
 and faithfulness the sash around his waist.

⁶ The wolf will live with the lamb,
 the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling together;
 and a little child will lead them.
⁷ The cow will feed with the bear,
 their young will lie down together,
 and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
⁸ The infant will play near the cobra’s den,
 and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest.
⁹ They will neither harm nor destroy
 on all my holy mountain,
for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord
 as the waters cover the sea.

¹⁰ In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be glorious.

Epistle

Romans 15:4-13

⁴ For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.

⁵ May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, ⁶ so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁷ Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. ⁸ For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed ⁹ and, moreover, that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written:

“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles;

¹⁰ Again, it says,

“Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”

¹¹ And again,

“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles;
 let all the peoples extol him.”

¹² And again, Isaiah says,

“The Root of Jesse will spring up,
 one who will arise to rule over the nations;
 in him the Gentiles will hope.”

¹³ May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Gradual Hymn: On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry

Gospel

Matthew 3:1-12

¹ In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea ² and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” ³ This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
 make straight paths for him.’”

⁴ John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. ⁵ People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. ⁶ Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

⁷ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? ⁸ Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. ⁹ And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. ¹⁰ The axe is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

¹¹ “I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. ¹² His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Sermon by Vicar Stuart Goodin

To be added on Sunday.

Prayers & Intercessions

Prayers of the people for Sunday December 7

Anthem: Adam Lay Ybounden

Closing Hymn: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling